"They have a tremendous back over there," said Hafey. "He's going to make our defense work hard."

The Bulldogs run a 33 defense - three lineman, four linebackers and four defensive backs - which Hafey said will have to be mixed up for Thursday's contest.

"We'll give them a few different looks, but our base package will be the same," he said. "Honestly the best defense for us will be to have a ball control offense. If we can chew up the clock on offense, it will give our defense a chance to rest and it will keep them fresh."

Offensively, Hafey said the Bulldogs aren't scheming anything new. Running the ball is the key.

"We are going to stick with what works," he said. "Our kids were impressive pounding the ball last week. When we run well, it opens up the passing game."

Hafey said he wants his team to focus on effort and to work on dispatching mental mistakes.

"We have got to be mentally tough this week," he said. "It's going to be about guts and effort. This game will have a lot of hard hitting. It should be a great one to watch."